Apartheid

What country did South Africa gain its independence from?

• Great Britain
• France
• Germany
• Portugal

Under the rule of apartheid, which of the following could a black person do?

• work as a laborer
• marry a white person
• go to college
• protest against the government

What was a homeland?

• urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in
• urban ghettos coloureds were forced to live in
• a rural area blacks were forced to live on
• a rural area coloureds were forced to live on

Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?

• laws that treated whites better than blacks
• income inequality between blacks and whites
• an unfair tax system
• blacks being forced to live in homelands

What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?

• He started apartheid.
• He put Nelson Mandella in jail.
• He fought for South Africa's independence.
• He helped to end apartheid.

Which was not a racial division during apartheid?

• black (Bantu)
• white
• Asian (Indian)
• Dutch

Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?

• being able to vote
• carrying a passbook
• living in a homeland
• poor healthcare

Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?

• carry a passbook
• see a doctor
• vote for government officials
• attend a white school

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk
• Nelson Mandela
• Jomo Kenyatta
• Kwame Nkrumah

Even though apartheid has ended many problems remain. Which of these is one of those problems?

• forced segregation
• blacks cannot run for government office
• economic inequality
• only Indians and coloureds can go to college